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A traffic-free view of Dale Road shows the Victorian Gothic style of the Old English Hotel (right) to good effect.

This part of Yelverton, separated from the rest of the village by the main road, goes by the curious name of Leg O'Mutton.

A tractor, without a cab for the driver, hauls its trailer through the centre of the village. The houses are mostly thatched and built of stone.

Although one of the busiest in Hay, this street is also one of the shortest. Here we have the mock-Tudor Café Royal, which was also a baker, confectioner and high-class grocer.

There are cynics who say that the remains of the castle are not worth the effort of the steep climb.

Nearby Hampton Court became the home of the Arkwright family, the well-known cotton spinning industrialists. The family were great benefactors to the village, hence the name of these almshouses.

In a curious echo of history, many of today's tourist boats leave from the site of the old pier for similar destinations, and also for cruises up the Tamar.

This is C M Davidson's sculpture of what are supposed to be a couple of Viking raiders, though they look more like characters from the Games Workshop catalogue. Max Wall would be proud of the legs.

At the height of the British Empire, the colleges took in the children of military officers and civil servants posted to far-flung corners of Queen Victoria's realm.

The ancient, ivy-covered Black Swan Hotel dominates this view of the Square at Helmsley, the attractive castle-crowned capital of the North York Moors National Park.

This, the main part of the village, is built far enough inland to be safe from the ravages of the sea.

The view shows the east side of the church, with the Beauchamp Chapel on the left. This was erected by Richard Beauchamp, Lord St Amand, Governor of the Castle, during the reign of Edward IV.

From Sheep Street the driveway to a tier of wide steps approaches the church.

The chancel ceiling of St Mary's church in Bromfield was painted in 1672. It is absolutely hideous, and yet somehow one cannot help rather liking it.

Despite looking as though it is about to topple over, the spire of St. Mary and All Saints is stable.

An enormous horse-chestnut tree dominates this photograph of a typical Broadland village: reed cutting is still carried out here.

The record of St Ives' lifeboats is an outstanding one, but has meant great sacrifice.

Whippingham village lies close to Osborne House, and Victoria's consort Prince Albert had a hand in the extraor- dinary design of the church.

The Whitchurch Tollbridge Company was established in the 18th century: a distinctive Victorian bridge of lattice ironwork spans the Thames between Whitchurch and Pangbourne, one of only two remaining toll

On the left of this photograph of the Barbican is the Crispin Inn – St Crispin was the patron saint of cobblers and shoemakers.

This post-war council development can be dated by the medallions which were set into the front brickwork at the time of building.

An evocative view of wide shaggy grass verges, children and deserted roads characterises this view of Forest Row, the Ashdown Forest village that grew up on the site of Royal hunting lodges.

Here the workmen are carrying out their highly-specialised craft surrounded by the tools of their trade. Note the bundles of thatch standing to the left of the picture.

Thousands of coastal footpath walkers cross here by the stepping stones. On the right are a pile of fishing nets in front of the fishermen's hut.